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This blog focuses on the actions and decisions of the Iranian Government, including the Supreme Leader and the IRGC.\u00a0 The story below reminds us that the people of Iran have aspirations and yearn for freedom.\u00a0 They are not only hoping U.S. Pres. Trump can recover, they do not mind U.S. sanctions because they want Iran to change.\u00a0 That being said, this professor is mighty brave to say these things publicly.\u00a0 See \u201cIran university professor and government advisor says ‘ordinary Iranians’ are praying for Trump’s recovery,\u201d<\/a> Hollie McKay, Fox News, October 5, 2020.<\/p>\n

235 died Sunday.\u00a0 But the overall Covid news is worse.\u00a0 \u201cI ran reported its highest daily Covid-19 death toll and its largest single-day rise in infections on Monday, as the country imposed a second lockdown of its capital to contain a resurgent outbreak.\u201d\u00a0 See \u201cIran Sets Coronavirus Record as Capital Returns to Lockdown,\u201d<\/a> Aresu Eqbali and Sune Engel Rasmussen, Wall Street Journal, October 5, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cHas Iran Deployed 200 Heavy Armor Tanks To Help Armenia Take On Azerbaijan?,\u201d<\/a> EurAsian Times, October 5, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran: Father of political prisoner sentenced to death commits suicide,\u201d<\/a> Benjamin Weinthal, Jerusalem Post, October 5, 2020.<\/p>\n

I include this as a notice\/reminder of a source\/author not impartial.\u00a0 \u201cIran\u2019s New Doctrine: Pivot to the East,\u201d<\/a> Seyed Hossein Mousavian, The Diplomat, October 5, 2020.<\/p>\n

A surprise.\u00a0 But the State is listening.\u00a0 \u201cIranian Inmates Can Now Meet Their Families Online,\u201d<\/a> IFP, October 5, 2020.<\/p>\n

North Korea’s official newspaper on Monday ran an article on Iran’s upgraded submarine-launched missile and other weapons systems amid speculation that Pyongyang could unveil its own “new strategic weapon” during a military parade to mark this week’s key national anniversary. Quoting recent state media reports in Teheran, the Rodong Sinmun said that Iran succeeded in improving the range of Jask-II cruise missiles that can be launched from the Middle East country’s homegrown Fateh submarine. The paper also mentioned Iran’s new homegrown radar systems dubbed Soroush and Misaq. It is not rare for North Korean media to carry articles about Iran’s new weapons. North Korea and Iran are presumed to have maintained close ties in missile development since the 1980s.\u00a0 \u201cN. Korean paper carries article on Iran’s new weapons,\u201d<\/a> Yonhap, The Korea Herald, October 5, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cPrisoner In NW Iran Sentenced To Amputation Of Four Fingers For Theft,\u201d<\/a> Eurasia Review, October 5, 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This blog focuses on the actions and decisions of the Iranian Government, including the Supreme Leader and the IRGC.\u00a0 The story below reminds us that the people of Iran have aspirations and yearn for freedom.\u00a0 They are not only hoping U.S. Pres. Trump can recover, they do not mind U.S. sanctions because they want Iran … <\/p>\n

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